to lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom

Conduct(noun)

to behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well

Conduct(noun)

to serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc

Conduct(noun)

to direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition

Conduct(verb)

to act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry

Conduct(verb)

to conduct one's self; to behave

Origin: [See Conduct, n.]

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Conduct

kon-dukt′, v.t. to lead or guide: to convey (water): to direct: to manage: to behave: (elect.) to carry or transmit.—ns.Con′duct, act or method of leading or managing: guidance: escort: guide: management: behaviour; Conductibil′ity.—adjs.Conduct′ible, capable of conducting heat, &c.: capable of being conducted or transmitted.—n.Conduc′tion, act or property of conducting or transmitting: transmission by a conductor, as heat.—adj.Conduct′ive, having the quality or power of conducting or transmitting.—ns.Conductiv′ity, a power that bodies have of transmitting heat and electricity; Conduct′or, the person or thing that conducts: a leader: a manager: a leader of an orchestra: one in charge of a bus, &c.: that which has the property of transmitting electricity, heat, &c.—n.fem.Conduct′ress. [L. conductus—conducĕre. See Conduce.]

Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside me.